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The Waldhaus Dolder is a former hotel located on the Zürichberg hillside near the Dolder Grand Hotel in Zürich, Switzerland. It was originally conceived in 1879 by Heinrich Hürlimann (1841–1910), who had previously commissioned the Schauspielhaus Zürich. In 1890, Hürlimann began acquiring plots of land on the Zürichberg hillside, with plans to develop a complex that would include a wildlife park, a restaurant, a hotel, and a cable car. In 1894, the Federal Council granted a provisional concession for a cable railway from the Römerhof square to the Dolder. A public company was established, and the engineer Ulrich Bosshard was contracted to construct the Dolderbahn. The architect Jacques Gros designed the Waldhaus Dolder, which served as both a restaurant and a mountain station for the Dolderbahn. Construction occurred between 1894 and 1895. The Waldhaus Dolder underwent various renovations and expansions between 1899 and 1930.

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Kurhausstrasse, Zurich Hottingen

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